JonB wrote:

Just played through Raiden V: DC, with lots of continues of course. As I suspected, these modern shooters are far too tough for the likes of me. Still, I manage some nice maneouvres at times, which is always satisfying. Some minor niggles, such as bullets getting lost in the busy backgrounds and those cheapo little tanks that appear from the sides right at the bottom of the screen, but overall I like how hectic it is, and the music's very good. I'll probably still play some more, maybe see if I can at least get a good chunk of the way through on an easier difficulty. End of level 3 is my best effort so far on normal.

Sniping tanks seems to be a feature of the Raiden series.

davyK wrote:

nick_md wrote:

  P.s. any update on your cab, Davy?

Was emailed documentation day before yesterday.

Includes stuff like a certificate to assure that the pallet is heat sealed (non coniferous wood etc.)  Making it all real. Three other bits of paper I can't make any sense of.

The guy at TNT has said to just print them out and wait for the company to contact me.  ETA still 5th Jan but the TNT guy said it should be arriving soon - so maybe a day or two before that? Mentally I'm still preparing for another week's wait.

I still can't quite believe this is actually happening!

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In some way it feels like we're all getting an arcade cabinet

Will go back later and check I haven't fucked the buttons up. It's a fairly hefty stick but still....

Looks like I've knackered the buttons on my Mayflash PS2/PC stick.

Will need to try one of my Hori 360 sticks and hold my temper.



There's been a lot of shit going on this past week which belongs in another thread (no gaming) so I haven't been playing.......seem to have resolution in sight so hope to be back at this in a day or so.

Also - 5th Jan is ETA for Asteroids Deluxe.......

Good stuff Davy. A break is great for improving, you'll find you're stronger than before shortly enough.

Asteroids Deluxe : 5th Jan has passed now with no comms from the importer.  


Weekend probably impacting - and it was only an ETA. Hopeful for something happening Mon/Tue.

Still adjusting to the 360 Hori stick for Gigawing. I'm activating the reflect shield by mistake sometimes which is a bit annoying - the fire button return isn't as snappy so the stick is detecting my rapid taps as holding the button down. Not the greatest stick but I'll adjust. Some level 6 runs with silly mistakes today.

That artwork for Next Machina or some branded boxed product? Nice whatever it is.

Since I've become less fat I've had a notion to get some shmup t-shirts.

Fancy Cave, DoDonPachi and RSG ones for starters - redbubble do them - anyone try them before?

Thats the one. Just hope its good as I've never played it! Did get 20% off though so won't lose on it.

Nice!

This bloody game. Gigawing. Playing really solidly but then I make a stupid mistake.

The fact that the game has no 1UPs apart from the mercy one in level 4 that you can only get when down to 1 life means there is little margin for error.

It requires no-missing up to level 6 and my consistency just isn't there yet. I keep losing my 1st life with 5 bombs due to a stupid mistake either in level 4 or 5. Sigh. There really is no excuse to losing a life in level 4. It has a couple of tight sections but I can normally get through them and there's always bombs. 

The switch of controllers hasn't helped but I feel that the Hori stick is better now that I'm adjusting to it and I think it will be a help.

Anyhow - on another topic - an obvious question that I don't think has been asked..at least in a while..

Favourite traditional shmup? I'll allow 3.

As usual as time goes by this changes but at the minute my picks in no particular order are DoDonPachi, Mushi Futari and Layer Section.

Gigawing is flavour of the month of course but I'm discounting that. It's a solid game that is very satisfying but I'm not sure it's a top 3. I can remember Edge having it in its 10 best shooting games lists which made me raise an eyebrow.

Oddly I really don't like Layer Section.

Re Futari 1.5 , what's your feeling on Black Label?

It feels more fun to play sometimes - I'm not sure though.

Ah.. Black Label was DLC with the 360 port. It feels quite similar - like an arrange mode - though you don't have normal/abnormal shot type selection.  It just somehow feels more fun. Apparently 1.5 Original BL with Reco is an easier 1CC.

The gem counter colour changes every 2000 instead of 500 and you get a sound when it changes which is handy too.

I presume a Futari PCB would be costly?

If my Asteroids Deluxe experience is positive I'm seriously thinking of selling my collection and getting into JAMMA and PCBs.

Yikes. As you say though if you play and sell you can keep recycling the cash to play plenty of games. And shmups is a genre that requires you concentrate on one or two at a time.

Have thought about a Supergun but I'd really rather have a cabinet at some point.

Battle Garegga arrives tomorrow. Mega excited!